Acting
Robert Lindsay
Acting · Born 1949-12-13 · Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England, UK
Robert Lindsay Stevenson, better known as Robert Lindsay, is an English actor known for his stage and television work, including appearances with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and in musical theatre, and his roles as Wolfie Smith in Citizen Smith, Captain Pellew in Hornblower and Ben Harper in My Family. He has won a BAFTA, a Tony Award and three Olivier Awards for his work.
Credits · 102
Missed Call
2026
Generation Z
2024 · Morgan
FilmVermeer: The Greatest Exhibition
2023 · Narrator
FilmA Midsummer Night's Dream
2022 · Oberon
Sherwood
2022 · Franklin Warner
FilmAnything Goes
2021 · Moonface Martin
The World's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021 · Narrator
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
Britain's Most Beautiful Landscapes
2021 · Narrator
McDonald & Dodds
2020 · Max Crockett
FilmMaleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · King John
FilmRembrandt: From the National Gallery, London and Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
2018 · Narrator
The Secret Life of Owls
2018 · Self - Narrator (voice)
FilmMovie Musical Greats with Hugh Jackman
2017
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
2017 · Self
Genius
2017 · Hermann Einstein
Walks with My Dog
2017 · Self
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
FilmThe Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
2016 · Self
FilmThe Impressionists: And the Man Who Made Them
2015
Galavant
2015 · Chester Wormwood
Monty Python's Best Bits (Mostly)
2014 · Self
FilmGrace of Monaco
2014 · Aristotle Onassis
Atlantis
2013 · Daedalus
Spy
2011 · The Examiner
Doctors and Nurses at War
Doctors and Nurses at War
2009
FilmThe Trial of Tony Blair
2007 · Tony Blair
The One Show
2006 · Self
FilmGideon's Daughter
2005 · Sneath
Jericho
2005 · D.I. Michael Jericho
FilmA Very Social Secretary
2005 · Tony Blair
Space Race
2005 · Narrator (voice)
FilmFriends & Crocodiles
2005 · William Sneath
Extras
2005 · Robert Lindsay
FilmBroadway's Lost Treasures II
2004 · Bill Snibson (segment "Me and My Girl")
Who Do You Think You Are?
2004 · Self
FilmWimbledon
2004 · Ian Frazier
FilmBrambly Hedge: Classic Collection
2004 · Narrator (Voice)
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World
2003 · Self - Narrator
FilmHornblower: Duty
2003 · Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
FilmHornblower: Loyalty
2003 · Admiral Sir Edward Pellew
The Day the Earth was Born
The Day the Earth was Born
2002 · Presenter
Don't Eat the Neighbours
2001 · Rabbit
FilmHawkins
2001 · Luke Hawkins
FilmHornblower: Retribution
2001 · Sir Edward Pellew
FilmHornblower: Mutiny
2001 · Sir Edward Pellew
FilmVictoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000 · Various Characters
My Family
2000 · Ben Harper
Castaway 2000
2000 · Narrator (voice)
FilmJack the Ripper: An On-Going Mystery
2000 · Narrator
Oliver Twist
1999 · Fagin
FilmHornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters
1999 · Sir Edward Pellew
FilmHornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
1999 · Captain Pellew
FilmHornblower: The Examination for Lieutenant
1998 · Sir Edward Pellew
FilmHornblower: The Even Chance
1998 · Captain Sir Edward Pellew
Hornblower
1998 · Sir Edward Pellew
FilmDivorcing Jack
1998 · Michael Brinn
Parkinson
1998 · Self
FilmFierce Creatures
1997 · Sydney Lotterby
FilmRemember Me?
1997 · Jamie
The Enchanted World of Brambly Hedge
1996 · Narrator (voice)
FilmBrazen Hussies
1996 · Billy Bowman
Jake's Progress
1995 · Jamie Diadoni
The Wimbledon Poisoner
1994 · Henry Farr
FilmTrouble at the Top: Nightmare at Canary Wharf
1994 · Narrator
FilmGenghis Cohn
1993 · Otto Schatz, Commissioner of Police
Absolutely Fabulous
1992 · Pete
G.B.H.
1991 · Michael Murray
Have I Got News for You
1990 · Self - Host
Nightingales
1990 · Carter
FilmStrike It Rich
1990 · Bertram
Confessional
1989 · Thomas Kelly
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Glynn Fennell
FilmBert Rigby, You're a Fool
1989 · Bert Rigby
Screen Two
1985 · Otto Schatz
FilmMuch Ado About Nothing
1984 · Benedick
Natural World
1983
Give us a Break
1983 · Mickey Noades
FilmCymbeline
1983 · Iachimo
FilmKing Lear
1983 · Edmund
Wogan
1982 · Self
FilmA Midsummer Night's Dream
1981 · Lysander
Seconds Out
1981 · Pete Dodds
FilmAll's Well That Ends Well
1981 · First French Lord
FilmThe Best of the Adventures
1981 · Tom (archive footage) (uncredited)
FilmTwelfth Night
1980 · Fabian
The BBC Television Shakespeare
1978 · Fabian
An Audience with...
1978 · Self
Citizen Smith
1977 · Wolfie Smith
The Val Doonican Music Show
The Val Doonican Music Show
1977
FilmAdventures of a Taxi Driver
1976 · Tom
Get Some In!
1975 · Jakey Smith
FilmThree for All
1975 · Tom
The Good Life
1975 · Reform School Youth
FilmThe Crazy Kill
1975 · Policeman at Roadblock
Centre Play
1973 · Toby
FilmThat'll Be The Day
1973 · Terry Sutcliffe
Film '72
Film '72
1971 · Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · Sam
Omnibus
1967
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Winner / Performer
The BAFTA Awards
1949 · Self - Nominee
FilmTrouble at the Top: Century 105 FM Launch
Narrator
Have I Got a Bit More News for You
Self - Presenter